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Application Period Nears for 2012-13 Public School Open Enrollment

Wisconsin’s Public School Open Enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school districts other than the one in which they live. All schools will be hosting an open house on Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. to welcome non-resident families into our schools.

If you know families outside of the Howard-Suamico School District who would like their children to attend our schools, the application period for the 2012-13 school year is February 6 through February 24, 2012.  For more information about the open enrollment process, click on the Open Enrollment link in the left column, under Information.  The on-line application form may be accessed through the District home page of the Howard-Suamico School District website at:

www.hssd.k12.wi.us beginning February 6, or the DPI website at: www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dfm/sms/psctoc.html

If you need assistance, or for more information about the open enrollment process, please contact Sharon Rentmeester, Open Enrollment Coordinator, Howard-Suamico School District, 920-662-7709.  The Howard-Suamico School District Office is located at 2700 Lineville Road, Green Bay, WI.

During the 2011-2012 school year, various community-wide activities will be held to celebrate the district’s founding in July 1961. Everyone will be invited to join the celebration coordinated by the 50th Anniversary Committee, consisting of a group of alumni, current and former staff, and community. We are asking alumni for artifacts and memories from the early years to display in our eight schools throughout the school year. The first schools built in the district were Suamico Elementary School (1954), Howard Elementary School (1955), and Bay Port High School (1963). Events planned to celebrate 50 years and look to the future will include events featuring alumni. Tentative events planned are alumni athletes to attend Homecoming festivities October 2-8, 2011; alumni vocal/instrumental music at concerts January 3-February 6; alumni (first graduating class in 1963) featured at commencement March 27-June 3. If you have 1.) artifacts, 2.) are an alumni, 3.) a business professional, or 4.) community member who would like to participate in an event, please contact one of the following people: Debbie Meyer (920) 662-7023 debbmeye@hssd.k12.wi.us; Kelly Fitzgerald (920) 662-7075 kellfitz@hssd.k12.wi.us; Jean Kaiser (920) 662-7881 karekais@hssd.k12.wi.us; Cheryl Schmidt at (920) 662-7713 cherschm@hssd.k12.wi.us.

Bay View FIRST^®LEGO^®League Teams Have Success Again
On Sunday, December 11th, the Bay View Bacteria Busters and Bay View Parasite Pulverizers robotics teams competed with 60 other teams at the Wisconsin FIRST®LEGO® League Championship hosted by Mukwonago High School. The Parasite Pulverizers were recognized with a 2nd place Programming Award/Trophy for their outstanding efforts to demonstrate advanced use of reusable code including use of Proportional Integral Derivative line following techniques. To be nominated for, or win an award at the state level is quite an achievement considering about 300 teams registered for the 2011 season.  Click to read more


Congratulations Partners in Education Golden Apple Award Nominees

Partners in Education, a program of the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce, provides individuals and organizations with an opportunity to invest in a brighter and better tomorrow for our young people.    Click to read more

National Board Certification 
Susan Tegen, Title I Reading/Literacy Specialist was one of sixty-seven Wisconsin teachers earned National Board Certification this year, the highest national credential available to American educators. The newly certified teachers were announced Wednesday by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

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Message of Thanks and Holiday Wishes to our Troops!

Connie Jordan’s sixth graders selected the military as the group they wanted to honor this holiday season.  A group of eight students in the Technology Applications class selected soldiers as recipients of their letters.
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First Graders Respond to the Governor’s Request to Decorate the Christmas Tree

Governor Walker asked art teachers, parents, and youth all across Wisconsin to help the State of Wisconsin decorate the Capitol Christmas Tree.
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Bay Port Alumni Student Shares her First Hand Experience with Facebook

Bay Port High School Alumni, Katie Harbath, associate manager for policy at Facebook back in school. Katie was the special guest for a question and answer session on Facebook tools for the Howard-Suamico Business Professional Society (HSBPA) November 22 in the Bay Port Forum Room.
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Howard-Suamico School District Receives $1,500 Scholarship from Trane in Energy Star School Challenge
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Congratulations to Jordan, student at Bay Harbor Elementary for her continued success in the 2011 NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Competition.
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Seventy-six students at Bay Port High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exams.   Click to read more
 

District Choral Festival Grades 5-12

Choirs ranging from grade five through the high school vocal ensembles performed for family and friends on the evening of November 1.
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"A Day Made Better"
Becky Murkley, 2nd Grade Teacher at Meadowbrook Elementary was selected to be honored with "A Day Made Better" award and $1,300 in school supplies as Part of “A Day Made Better” National School Advocacy Program. 
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Howard Fall Fest Brings All Good Things Together!

The students at Howard Elementary celebrated many important events during their “Turkey Trot” and community “Trail Mix” feast on Thursday, October 20.  
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Howard-Suamico - Bay View Middle School, recently participated in the production of a DVD series called Safe Schools, produced by NorthCoast productions.  The series was developed using school safety experts and schools from around the country to provide information and strategies to address bullying and school safety.
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Bay View Middle School Named Exemplary Middle School

Howard-Suamico - Bay View Middle School was recently named an Exemplary Middle School by the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators (AWSA).  Click to read more

Howard-Suamico and Pulaski Schools Contribute to Crime Prevention

The Howard-Suamico and Pulaski Schools used the occasion of their annual rival football game to raise awareness and funds to support the Crime Prevention Foundation of Brown County.  The Crime Prevention Foundation sponsors a variety of crime prevention programs such as DARE and gives out grants in support of crime prevention throughout Brown County.  



 

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